Why Atheists can't be Republicans

That atheists are secularists is one reason why atheists can’t be member of today’s Republican Party.

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Atheists can’t be Republicans because the economic and social policies of the Republican Party have been proven abjectly false and dangerous. Much in the same way religion is false and dangerous. In other words, atheists who cling onto modern U.S. conservative ideology are hanging onto ideas that have either been proven mythical at worse or remain unproven at best. If atheists applied the same litmus test to their political ideology as they do to theology, then clearly an atheist cannot be a Republican.

Atheists are the fastest growing minority in the country. We now have the critical mass to shape elections and policy. Were atheists able to establish a monolithic political demographic, one that is based on proven economic and social policies, then our potential political power would translate into saving this country from the clutches of the American Taliban and Wall Street.

On the other hand, the author also says,

... I have come in contact with as many idiot atheists as I have with idiot Christians, Jews, and Muslims.

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I am very sure that I am politically approximately an Ayn Randist/ objectivist / libertarian or small government conservative. I do not want the government to fix social problems. Fixing social problems is best left to social workers working on their own or with private organizations that have to earn their own money. A lot of liberals like to whine about how unfair it is that some people earn more money than other people. If you want more money you have to use more brain power, work more, and / or work smarter. People don't need their parents to tell you how to operate their businesses and people do not need a government hanging over them like a parent or religion telling them what to do. The higher the minimum wage is, the less people that can be employed. You are thinking like a liberal or a poor person. Try really hard to think like a rich person or small government conservative or business owner or Ayn Randist.

Liberalism is like religion. The liberals tell you about all these so called social and environmental problems, and then the libels they tell you how they have the solutions, so you better vote for liberal democrats or the Green Party or some brand of liberals, if facts and logic matter, otherwise you are wrong, evil, and so on.

I'd say no one can become a republican (or democrat for that matter). The notion of allying to one of two parties is ridiculous. As a best fit for something so important it's not fit for purpose. If anyone is so politically unsophisticated that they are able in all honesty to say "here's a list of 500 policies and I agree with all of them" then they're doing it wrong.

I am unique, and so is everyone else, Choosing a political allegiance in such a ham-fisted way is little different to using astrology to plan your life. We should be asking for proper digital democracy and acting more like individuals, not subscribing to and perpetuating a political mob mentality.

What I like to do is focus on commonalities instead of differences. No matter what Party an individual supports, there is common ground between all of us.

Every activist who lobbies the government for something, no matter whether liberal, conservative, etc. is competing with much more powerful players than themselves. Their elected representatives are more beholden to those who put them in office than the actual constituents they are bound by law to serve.

Politics is corrupt because politicians need money to run for office. They need fees to compete in certain debates. They need money for billboards, commercials, travel costs, etc.

Regular individual citizens simply can’t compete with the vast amount of money that a large corporation can donate to a political candidate, whether that corporation is donating for a liberal or conservative agenda.

My idea is that all activists, even those who have opposing viewpoints, should temporarily join forces to get money out of politics. A daunting task, I know. But think about how many activist groups there are, each lobbying for their own individual causes. If each activist group united, could you imagine how powerful a force it could be? Even if 50 percent of them joined forces, it could make a serious and effective change.

1. You must believe that being a drug addict is a moral failing and a crime - unless you're a millionaire right wing radio personality; then, it's an "illness" and requires prayer for "recovery".

2. You must believe that those born to privilege achieve success all on their own.

3. You must believe that folks who work for their money should be taxed at a higher rate than those who inherit theirs.

4. You must agree that racking up huge amounts of debt to future generations is worth the few thousand extra in tax breaks you give to your wealthy "investors."

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7. You must believe that pollution is ok, so long as it's profitable.

8. You must support prayer in schools, as long as no one is allowed to pray to Allah or Buddha.

9. You must believe that "Standing Tall for America" means firing your workers and moving their jobs to India.

10. You must believe that a woman cannot be trusted with decisions about her own body, but that large multi-national corporations can be trusted to make decisions affecting all mankind with no regulation whatsoever.

11. You must love Jesus and believe that Jesus loves you, and that He shares your hatred of the poor, homosexuals, and the Clintons.